Just Released: Government 2.0

Over a year ago

by Zachary Shtogren

Demonstrated by his activity on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and the official White House portal, President Obama is institutionalizing social networking as the interactive feature par excellence in American governance.

The jump to government 2.0 from its slate-and-chalk predecessor marks an effort to connect with Americans directly, without a media filter, and at 40 million internet users contributing to social networks in the US, his audience is certainly captive.